Design and Methods

PRO9020

The course will provide knowledge about and expertise in:

•Research questions and question hierarchies

•The relationship between research questions, epistemology, design, methodology and research ethics implications

•Research designs – quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods designs

•Key methodological concepts - such as operationalisation, validity and reliability, induction and deduction, etc.

A master's degree of 120 credits is normally required. Students on the PhD programme Science of Professions are prioritised. The course can also be taken by students in other PhD programmes. In addition, participants must either have a proposal for a PhD thesis, or a outline for a research project, that they can use and continue working with during the course.

Knowledge
The candidate

•greatly advances the knowledge within the own academic field and masters different research designs and methodology

•can evaluate the expediency and application of different methodological choices and challenges related to different types of research questions and empirical data.

•have in-depth knowledge about reliability and validity requirements in quantitative and qualitative research.

Skills
The candidate

•can formulate and further develop an adequate relationship between research questions, research design, research ethics implications and research methodology of a high international standard.

•can conduct research as well as explain and communicate the choice of research design, data collection and analysis method for the own project.

•can handle complex academic issues and critically analyse, discuss and challenge research methodology related to the own and others’ research.

General competence
The candidate

•can identify new relevant ethical issues and carry out research with scholarly integrity

•can critically discuss and communicate own research in relation to research designs -and methods

•can manage complex interdisciplinary assignments and projects

No tuition fees. Semester fees and cost of course literature apply.

Compulsory

The course combines several teaching and learning methods. The teaching alternates between lectures, student presentations and seminar activities with feedback and discussion. In addition, compulsory coursework is carried out that is related to one’s own research project.

Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer, is considered cheating.

Compulsory attendance (OD)

AK1 - Written and oral presentation of own PhD project

AK2 - Oral presentation of self-selected PhD thesis

AK3 - Written note as a starting point for the oral hearing

Oral examination of the project - (MU)

Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:

PRO9013 - Design and Methods - 5 credits

Credits

Study location

Online

Responsible faculty

The Faculty of Education and Arts

Course coordinator

Information about the course coordinator for the selected semester is no longer available. Please contact the current course coordinator.